Although the weather is not exactly looking like SOLO
weather, here is a quick update.

As of now, we are signing the contracts with SUNY for May
24, June 7 and August 8th and 9th.We are also
set for September 27th at the Shops at Ithaca Mall.July is open but maybe something will come up.I'm also in touch with the Glen Region about
OOR events between the two regions.

Saturday April 18th and Sunday the 19th is the Glen's
Opening Day.We have gone up for the
last couple of years.If you're not aware,
Opening Day at the Glen allows clubs and groups to take laps around the Glen as
a group.Although paced, they can be fun
and exciting.I will be out of town that
weekend so if someone would like to head up our annual trek to the Glen let me
know.

Lastly, I would like to have a meeting/trailer cleaning
and sorting at my house sometime in late April or early May.Stay tuned here for more information.

Darryl

STCC Contributions

March 24, 2015

Thanks to
everyone that participated in the STCC events in 2014 to help us be
able to
raise money to make these contributions:

New York State Veterans Home (see
article)
Maine
Federated Church memorial Fund in memory of Bob VilliemHumane
SocietyToys
for
TotsMaine
Federated ChurchTioga
Rural Ministries

Richard
LapcevichSTCC
Autocross Coordinator.

Please RSVP

Feb 10, 2015

It’s almost
time and we need your help. Our year end
party is Friday February 20th. Thank
you to those of you who
have already responded. Unfortunately we have not heard from several of
you. At this point we are close to having to make a decision
of whether
or not we hold the party. Please let us know if you
are
attending. There were 17 class winners this year. I
hope that all
of you are able to make it. We’ll have your award at the
party as
well as a few small door prizes. So let us know if you can
make
it. Thanks

Darryl

Please RSVP

Jan 29, 2015

We will hold our party Friday February 20th in Endicott
at DeGennaro's catering. I've heard from a few of you but
need to ask for replies so we can prepare. Please respond to
my(lindsaydj@earthlink.net)
or Brian's (bballiet@stny.rr.com)
e-mail or to the SNYR web host. Likewise I'll drop it onto
facebook. Remember, this is not just for our members but for
anyone who ran an event with us. Of course guests and
families are invited. We will give out our awards as well as
a few door prizes.

The annual Speedworld Show is scheduled for February 27
to March 1st at the Oakdale Mall. As always we will be
looking for help to stand at the table. Steve Spano of the
Glen Region is going to try and bring one of his cars to the mall for
us. Let's get as many of us as possible to spread the word
about SOLO. Even if you can only spare an hour we would love
to have you.

Lastly! We are looking at purchasing a new
timing system. The wireless system will give us more
flexibility in course design. More info to come.

See you Friday the 20th.
Darryl

Party Time!

Jan 1, 2015

Hi;
After a few busy months for all, it's time to slow down and look back
at 2014. We have a date for the year end party.
Friday, February 20th we'll be gathering at DeGennaro's in
Endicott. Dinner's at 7:00. As always, this is on
the region so come out and enjoy. We welcome all, even if you
only ran a race or two with us. We'll have the class winner
awards as well as a few door prizes. It will also be a time
to talk a little about the 2015 season. Please plan on
attending, especially if you're a class winner.

Don't forget, the annual Speedworld Show at the Oakdale
Mall will be coming up soon. We do not have the date yet but
it is usually the first or second weekend in March.

Lastly, this weekend is the 24hours of
Daytona. Check the website IMSA.com for TV
coverage. It is a great race for sportscar
fans.

More to come, keep a watch here as we prepare for 2015.
Darryl

Season Results

Nov 6 , 2014

Welcome to the Off- Season. The season ended
and I wanted to get out the final points to all. We had a
total of 15 class winners. To qualify for a class
championship a competitor needed to make at least 4 of our events (OOR
and In-region). A total of six events were counted toward the
final points standings. Here is a quick listing of winners.

If you can help Michelle in any way I’m sure she’d love
to hear from you. Drop Brian or I a line and we’ll make sure
to get it to Michelle.

Ice Racing is up next, Weather permitting. See
you all soon.
Darryl

Event ReCap and Events to Come..

Oct 4 , 2014

Greetings to all of our members and friends.
Last Sunday saw 40 drivers take time at the Shops of Ithaca Mall.
Nine runs and off-site by 3:30 made for a great
event. It was a beautiful day with plenty of sun and plenty
of action. There were several close class battles but the
closest battle of the day came down to FTD. Rob P.
pulled out a last minute FTD run in his MX5 beating out Doug B's
325i. Rob ran a 37.136 to Doug's 37.173. Collin R,
Peter L, John M and Dave R all came close with 37 second
runs.

Thank You to all came out for a safe and fun day as well
as a great season. There is still one more chance for points
as the Glen will be hosting a OOR event for us at Watkins Glen on
Sunday the 5th. There are restrictions as to entering the
track so please check the Glen's site before you go.

BIG BLOCK MODIFIED RACING! A few of us will be
going to the Syracuse Super Dirt Week race on Oct 11th and
12th. This is a fantastic race weekend. Although my
schedule is flexible I 'd love to invite anyone along. Race
details can be found here ------->
http://www.superdirtweekonline.com/

This weekend! SOLO at the Shops at Ithaca
Mall. This Sunday will be our last in-region event
at the Shop at Ithaca Mall. We'll be behind target.
Remember that the road on the Target side will be closed so when you
enter the mall go to the left side (By Dicks) to get around to the back
lots. As always registration closes at 09:00 with a small fee
for late registrants. The weather looks beautiful and this is
an out of region event for the Glen region so arrive early as we may
have a large turn-out.

Now for a few specials details surrounding this
event. In the past the mall has received complaints of
parking issues. We really want to work with the mall so there
will be a few new policies.

- Trailers: If you tow,
you will need to unload your car and equipment in the pits.
The truck and trailer will need to be pulled over to the lot below
Sears. We just don't have the room for all of the trucks and
trailers.

- Pits: Please make every
effort to take only one parking space. We will have some room
in the aisle so you can place your items and equipment in the parking
space and let your car extend slightly into the aisle. Park
with your friends and share tents and space.

- Handicap Spots: Even
though there are a few handicap spots in our pit area, we must keep
them open. No one is to park in these spots.

Thanks in advance for your help with this, we just
cannot afford to loose another site. As always... contact
Brian or I with questions.

Darryl

Event ReCap and Upcoming Events

Aug 28, 2014

Hi;

It was a great two day Vette/SCCA weekend at SUNY
B. We had a total of 80 entrants over the two days.
30 of those participated in both days. Thank You to all
involved in making this a great, safe and competitive
weekend.

Saturday’s top honors went to John M who pulled out the
FTD on his last Run. John’s EVO beat out Jason’s M3 by .355
seconds with Pat B’s Vette another .29 back. PAX on Saturday
went to Rob P in the MX-5. Sunday saw PA member Mark E take
FTD honors in his Z06. Jason was close behind for FTD and
John M was also in the running. Pax on Sunday also went to
Mark making it a top honors Sunday sweep. As for the two day
awards it was extremely close. John M beat out last year’s
winner Jason by a mere 0.004 seconds. After two days and 16
runs they were separated by the smallest of margins. Third
place two day honors went to Pat B. The two day PAX honors
went to Rop P with his 1st on Saturday and 3rd on Sunday.
Russ S came in second in the Ford Focus ST.

Upcoming:
Friday the 5th of September is Vintage weekend at Watkins
Glen. All weekend nearly 400 cars will be racing at the
track. Everything from pre-war cars to wild Prototypes of the
ALMS series make their way to the glen. This is one of the
largest vintage races in North America. On Friday
the village of Watkins Glen host the Vintage festival.
Several of us find our way to the village for the Friday
Festival. If you’re interested in the track or the Friday
Festival drop me a line.

Our next event is an Out of Region Points event at the
Watkins Glen Media lot. This event is hosted by the Glen
Region and will be on September 14th. For more details see
their site at Glen-Scca.org. Our next in region event will be
at the Shops of Ithaca on the 28th of September. Mark you
calendar’s now!

Two Day Event this Weekend

Aug 5 , 2014

TWO DAYS OF SOLO!
This weekend you’ll have the chance to double your solo fun.
This Saturday and Sunday it’s the Southern NY Region / Southern Tier
Corvette Club Challenge at SUNY Binghamton Lot “M”. Different
from last year, the Saturday event will be our SCCA event and Sunday's
will be run by the Corvette Club. Both days will have the
SCCA classifications and rules. There will be trophys for
best two day times in all classes, and the overall FTD champion
(compliments of the Corvette Club).

As in years past, each day will be 25.00 for members of
either club. If you are not a member it is 40.00.
If you attend Saturday as a non SCCA or STCC club member and pay the
40.00 you’ll receive a weekend membership meaning that Sunday will be
only 25.00. Registration closes both days at 09:00am so don’t
be late!

Anyone wishing to help is more than welcome to be there
by 08:00 for set-up and tech inspections.

See you this weekend
Darryl

Cherry Valley this Sunday

July 10, 2014

This Weekend it's the Southern Tier Corvette Club Cherry
Valley Autocross. If you've never been to Cherry Valley its a
fast little go-kart track. The Vette club runs the event so
you don't have to work. There s also slim chances of hitting
cones as there are on a few on the course. Come on out and
fun. There's usually a limited number of cars so we
have a great day. Lets show the Vette's what we can
do. Here is the flier with the
details.

See you Sunday.
Darryl

Event Re-Cap

June 16, 2014

Another beautiful weekend greeted us as we held our
test-n-tune on Saturday and Event #2 Sunday. Saturday saw a
lot of seat time for the two run groups. Hopefully that
helped some as Sunday saw 43 entrants sign in. Unfortunately
the lot was not as excited to see us, and by the afternoon a large
sharp edged hole had appeared. With no other options, the
course was changed and the morning runs were all we got for
points. Unfortunately run group 1 got their afternoon runs in
before the change. Run groups 2 and 3 had an altered course
that was faster. Basically an afternoon of fun runs.
John M’s EVO took FTD for the morning runs but Jason L. came close
finishing a mere .5 seconds back for second overall. “H”
street was the closest battle of the day with Daniel L. finishing .202
seconds ahead of Mike D. PAX honors for the day
went to Rob P. All results, including the afternoon’s fun
runs, are posted.
Our next event will be the two day August event with the Corvette
Club. Don’t forget the Vette club's autocross at Cherry
Valley on July 13th.

DON’T FORGET! The IMSA series is holding its
6hour race at the Glen the weekend on June 28/29. This
weekend will feature the Prototype Lites series, Porsche GT3 Challenge
Series, Lamborghini Cup series, the Continental Challenge series and
the Tudor series. I’ll be going up all day Saturday and
Sunday. Check out IMSA.Com for more information.
Rob Roessel from the Glen has offered to get our tickets
orders. See the flier.
You can call Rob at: (607) 535-2486 ext 351. You
can e-mail me with questions at Lindsaydj@earthlink.net.
See you all at the races.

Last Event Re-cap and Next Events

June 1, 2014

Greetings,
Just a quick re-cap from last week and info about this weekend’s
events. 41 entrants took times on a beautiful Memorial Day
weekend. Although the Subaru contingent was away at a
wedding, we still had some very close class races. There were
3 father son battles, with the Sr. Raymond and Sr. Seidel taking the
wins for the dads. Rob P in his 06 MX-5 was the class of the
field with a 47.479. Pat B with his 66 Vette came close with
a 48.201 and with a 48.524 Dave R rounded out the top three Raw Time
Scores. The closest class battle also happened to be our
largest class. SSM saw 6 entries with Pat B and Dave R being
separated by a mere .323 seconds. PAX went to the G Street
Ford Focus ST of Russ S. with a raw time of 49.093 equating to a PAX
time of 39.569.
Next up is the Saturday Test-n-Tune and Sunday’s event at SUNY
B. For Saturday we will be there at 08:00 and the first car
off should be by 09:00. The cost will be $15.00 for members
of the SCCA and $25.00 for non-members. For non-members who
come on Saturday, your weekend membership entitles you to pay the
members price of $25.00 for Sunday’s event.
There will be two run groups. The course will be the same
course we had last weekend. We’ll have two sessions per run
group. The length of the run sessions will be determined
based on the number of cars we have. We’ll also have members
available to ride along and instruct. Sunday will be a normal
event with a new course. Question? Drop Brian or I
a note.
Darryl

This Sunday

May 21 , 2014

OPENING DAY! This Sunday is our first in-region event at
SUNY Binghamton, Lot M. We should be on-site a little after 7:00.
Registration opens at 08:00. As always help is greatly appreciated as
well as moves the event along. I will need 4 people to assist with tech
inspection. We will again have a drive thru 2 lane tech. As for other
help we’ll need set-up assistance.
The weather is looking great for Sunday so hopefully we’ll see you all
then.

Once again this year you can pre-register for the season
by filling out this form on-line.
Remember that information is not kept from year to year, so you must
register for the 2014 season either on-line or at your first event.
This will give us the information we need to put you in the system for
this season. Please make sure you fill out the car class and
number on the form. Once you have submitted this
form on-line, you should receive a confirmation e-mail within 48
hours. Please re-register if you don't receive a
confirmation.

If you register for the season on-line, you can print
our short
registration form, fill it out and bring it with you to
register for the event. If you would prefer not to enter your
information on-line, you can print the long registration form,
fill it out, and bring it with you. This will save time at
the registration tent and get us started a little
faster.

Darryl

First Points Event this Sunday

May 13 , 2014

Just a quick Reminder. This Sunday is the Glen
Region's opener and our first points event. The event will be
held at the Watkins Glen International Media Lot. To register
and for all event information follow the link below. From
that link you are also able to see who’s already registered in your
class.

If you would like to get your information in our system
for the 2014 season, you can fill out this form. Please
make sure to fill out the car class and number on the form. If
you don’t know your car class, you can look at in the 2014 SCCA Solo
Rules on scca.com. Once you have filled out this form on-line, you
should receive a confirmation e-mail within 48 hours. Please
re-register if you don't receive a confirmation. Remember that this
doesn't register you for an event, it just gets your name in the system
to save time at the registration tent and get us started a little
faster.

Thanks!

Get Ready!

Apr 29, 2014

It’s Almost time! We’re getting ready to get
started on the 2014 season. As we prepare please take a
minute to look at the 2014 car classifications on the SCCA.org
web site. They can be found by hitting the “SOLO”
icon and then the “Cars and Classifications” links. As
always, we, the region, do have the ability to re-assign a car to a
different class should everyone in that class agree with the
re-assignment. We’ll have to see how the first few events
go. If your car has been re-classified, don’t forgot to get
your new letters/numbers.

As for our schedule, we will have 5 (as of now) region
events and 3 Out Of Region events with the Glen. Likewise,
they will utilize three of our events for their OOR events.
As it stands right now we’ll be opening in our region at SUNY
Binghamton on Sunday May 25th. June 8th will be a Sunday
event with Saturday the 7th being a 4hr test-n-tune/instruction day at
SUNY Binghamton. , On Saturday August 9th we will hold our
event at SUNY B and the Corvette Club will hold their event on Sunday
the 10th. September 28th is our final in-region
event at “the Shops at Ithaca.”

As for our events we’ll need event help. As we
get closer I’ll put out a request.

Darryl

2014 Schedule and Glen Events

Apr 4, 2014

Hi;
Sorry for the delay in getting this year’s schedule out but we have run
into a few challenges. More on that in a minute.

Opening Day Drive to the Glen: Saturday April 12th we
have time reserved at 10:30am for laps around the glen. Three paced
laps around the Glen is only $25.00. We have participated in the past
and had a fun time (when it isn’t snowing!). I will be leaving from the
gas station at the corner of Routes 96 and 38, Owego, at 09:00am. If
you would like to caravan to the track let me know so we do not leave
anyone behind. If you are attending on your own we can meet up at the
track entrance a little after 10:00.

June 26th – 29th is the Glen's IMSA 6hr Race Weekend.
This is a great weekend to get up close and personal with some of the
most exotic race cars there are. The Glen has offered us a $10.00 per
ticket discount. As in years past I will be attending and bringing the
grill and ez-up for tailgating during the 6hr race. If you are
interested please let me know.

Lastly is the schedule. We have lost use of the TC3
lots. That has left a hole in our schedule for July. Unfortunately the
Glen region has also lost TC3 as well as Arnot mall, Corning CC and the
Shops in Ithaca. We are looking at a few locations and may be able to
come up with something for July. We are also looking at sharing more
OOR events with the Glen Region. On July 13th the Southern Tier
Corvette Club has the track at Cherry Valley rented. Several of us have
traveled up there and run with them. If there is enough interest in
traveling we may try to work something out on that date with them. As
soon as things are finalized I’ll get the info out. I can confirm that
we have SUNY set for May 25th, June 7th (Four hour Test-n-Tune with
instructors available) June 8th, and August 9th and 10th. Likewise we
are set for September 28th at the Shops in Ithaca.

Thank you for your support.

2014 Schedule

Mar 5, 2014

Hi;
We’re getting close to having the schedule finalized.
Although I do not have contracts in hand, I do have verbal commitments
for 3 dates at SUNY Binghamton and The Shops at Ithaca Mall.
May 25th
Sunday
SUNY
June
7th
Saturday
SUNY Possible 4 hr test-n-tune or Learn it/Drive it school
June
8th
Sunday
SUNY
July
19th
Saturday
TC3 Not yet confirmed
August
09
Saturday
SUNY (With Southern Tier Corvette Club) Note: The Corvette
Club event will be Sunday
Sept
28th
The Shops at Ithaca Mall
Additionally we will schedule two Out of Region Events with the Glen
Region.

I would like to ask if anyone is interested in being an
event chair. I will need to submit your name when I submit to
the SCCA for the insurance certificates.
Secondly, is there an interest in a school or test-n-tune on Saturday
June 7th?

And finally, the Glen’s opening weekend is April 12-13
(providing there’s no snow). Again as in years past our
region has been invited to reserve a time on Saturday to take a couple
of pace laps. Cost is $25.00 per car.

Let me know any comments or interest in any of the above.

Thank You
Darryl

Mall Show help

Feb 24, 2014

A plea for help;
This weekend is the Speedworld Show at the Oakdale Mall. We
will again have a table with our information and videos. The
show runs Fri-Sun 7pm. So far I have heard from one person
about helping out. I cannot be there Friday during the day if
anyone is available. Even if you only have a few hours it
would be appreciated. It is a chance to share our sport with
others. Please let me know if you can help out.

I'm working on the schedule as this is written and will
have more information as soon as possible.

Lastly. I went ice racing a couple of weeks
ago with the NY Ice Racing Association at Waneta Lake. They
are run by Casey, one of the Glen Regions Kart guys. It was a
lot of fun and for 50.00 I had over an hour of seat time.
Given the changing weather conditions their schedule is always changing
so information is hard to come by. I was in a neon with
studded snows on the front. A real challenging but fun
day. If you want more information drop me a line.
There is a little info at: http://www.chumpcar.com/ice-racing/events.php.

With the party approaching I really need you to confirm
your attendance. Currently we do not have enough people to
hold our party. I have some door prizes as well as great
awards for the class winners. Our class winner awards are too
big to ship so you'll have to attend. We're at DeGennaro's on
Saturday the 8th of Feb. If you can make it please let Brian
or I know as soon as possible. I'll be leaving for Florida
and the Rolex 24 this week, so don't wait.. Remember, the
dinner is free and you only need be a friend to attend.

See you in February. Darryl

Season's Greetings

Dec 19 , 2013

Season’s Greetings;

Tis the season and I wanted to take a minute to thank
everyone for a fantastic year as well as wish you a very Merry
Christmas / Happy Hanukah. We at the
Southern Region are thankful for all of you and an exciting, safe and
competitive season. Were already looking to 2014 with
anticipation.

Now for a few announcements; The awards party
is set for DeGennaros’ in Endicott on February 8th. Doors
open at 6:30 with dinner at 7:00. Awards following dinner.
We have some new ideas for our class winners awards so don’t
miss out. We’ll also have a few door prizes that we will be
giving out. Of course I’ll have this year’s video
montage. We welcome all our friends. Even if you
only made one event please come out and join us for a fun night.
I need a final count by 1 week before so please let
Brian or I know as soon as your confirmed.

Also;
I’ll be going to the 24hrs of Daytona IMSA race in January.
Anyone else going down? If so let me know and we’ll try and
meet up.

Have a great Holiday and don’t forget to ask Santa for
those new tires, springs, helmet…..
Warmest wishes, Darryl

Awards Party Set for February 8th

Dec 2 , 2013

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday February 8th will be
our year end party and awards. Although the details are still
in the works, we will be at De Gennaro’s at 300 Hill Ave in
Endicott. There were 16 class winners so we will be handing
out a lot of hardware. Results are posted on our
site. All are invited, not just class winners. I’m
working on a few door prizes so c’mon out and see what you may
win. More information to come, but mark your calendars now!

Season Recap

Oct 30 , 2013

The 2013 has ended and were ready to
celebrate. The season results are now posted.
Congratulations to the 16 class winners and Our PAX winner Rob
Pingarelli. We are waiting to hear on the Glen Regions awards
party date so as not to conflict with them. Currently were
looking at a Saturday in January or February. A location has
not been set but once we have a date we’ll look for a
location. Possibly we’ll be at the same location as last
year. More information to come.

If anyone is going to the Rolex 24 in Daytona let me
know. I’ll be there and would love to meet up.
Congrats to our winners and Thank You to everyone for a great 2013
season.
Darryl